ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH Pastor: Fr. Cuthbert “Cuddy” O’Connell (cell: 228-493-9303) Parochial Vicar: Fr. Dominic Vu Xuan Pham Retired: Fr. Pat O’Shaughnessy Deacon: Ernest “Buddy” Vancourt Director of Religious Education: Sr. Cecilia Nguyen, CCSS, 868-3774 [email protected]Secretary: Becky Mullins, 863-1610 [email protected]Bookkeeper: Beverly Leslie, 863-1610 [email protected]Liturgy Director: Paula Spears, 697-7814 [email protected]Maintenance: Ben Dilorenzo, 596-3379 [email protected]Music Director: Lauren Hymel, 865-3972 [email protected]Youth Ministry: Ray Lacy, 863-1610 [email protected]Pastoral Council: Matthew Powers, 323-3241 [email protected]Reconciliation: Sat., 4:15 – 4:45 pm (or call 863-1610 for an appointment.) Eucharistic Adoration: Every Friday from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm in the Chapel (upstairs in the Office Complex) Baptism: Usually held on the second Sunday of each month. Preparation workshop is required. Marriage: Call the office at least six months in advance of scheduled wed- ding date. Attendance at pre-marriage course is required. Wed- ding policy guidelines may be obtained from office or on website. Community Center Rental: Robert Phillips, 281-773-8328, [email protected]Bulletin: Michele Ponte, editor, [email protected], Deadline ten days before publication. Religious Education (SRE): Pre-School-5th Grades, Sundays 10:10-11:20am 6th-12th Grades, Wednesdays, 7:00-8:15pm (September-May) 720 East Beach Boulevard P. O. Box 1529 Long Beach, MS 39560 Phone: 228-863-1610; FAX: 228-868-6068 E-mail: [email protected]Website: www.SaintThomasLB.org Office Hours: M-F, 9:00am-4:30pm MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass, 5:00pm Sunday Masses: 7:30am, 9:00am, & 6:00pm Tues, Wed, Thurs, 8:30am Fri, 6:30am MARCH 22, 2015——FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT LENT ADDITIONAL MASSES Monday-Friday, daily, 12 noon Sundays, 11:30am
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MARCH 22, 2015——FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Pastor: Fr . Cuthber t “Cuddy” O’Connell (cell: 228-493-9303)
Parochial Vicar: Fr . Dominic Vu Xuan Pham Retired: Fr . Pat O’Shaughnessy
Deacon: Ernest “Buddy” Vancour t
Director of Religious Education: Sr. Cecilia Nguyen, CCSS, 868-3774
CATHOLIC SHARING APPEAL We can be raised to new life by giving some of our bless-ings to the ministries of the church. Be supportive and generous by pledging to the Catholic Sharing Appeal to support the ministries of the Diocese of Biloxi. You have received a brochure with pledge information from the dio-cese. There are also envelopes available on the display cases in church and in the pews. If you have not already made a pledge, please prayerfully consider this request.
Fr. Cuddy will be installed by
Bishop Morin on March 22nd at the 9:00am Mass, with reception
Wednesday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps 40:7-11; Heb 10:4-10;
Lk 1:26-38 Thursday:
Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Friday:
Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday:
Ez 37:21-28; Jer 31:10, 11-13; Jn 11:45-56 Sunday:
Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24;
Phil 2:6-11; Mk 14:1 — 15:47 [15:1-39]
WEAR RED Next Sunday, March 29th, is Palm Sunday. We encourage you to wear red.
MARY’S WAY OF THE CROSS The Liturgical Choir and RCIA will be leading Mary’s Way of the Cross on March 27th at 7pm. The choir will sing four very moving arrangements, including “Ten Thousand Angels.” Connie Cole will narrate as the RCIA lights each station.
MARCH 22, 2015——FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
ST. THOMAS PARISH PALOOZA Our yearly parish gathering this year is a Parish Palooza (festival). It’s a great time to spend time with parish mem-bers as a family. There is no charge for en-trance. Tickets will be sold to purchase food, drink items and games etc. For $50 you can purchase a chance to win a new car! Our fundraiser this year is a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze LS donated by Turan Foley Chevrolet-Buick-Cadillac on Hwy 49 in Gulfport. It’s on the Parish property. Tickets for the car have been mailed to all members of the Parish but more are available at the church of-fice. We need your help! If you are part of the Condolence Committee, we ask your help to provide desserts. Committee members can bring them to the parish hall on Saturday, April 18th between 9 and 10. If you have any questions. please con-tact Margaret Chapman at [email protected] or 228-596-1587 Volunteers are needed to help monitor the games, sell tickets after Mass April 11-12th and bakers to donate cakes for the cake walk. If you own a business and can donate a prize or a gift certificate, it would be greatly appreciated. We also need money donations to purchase the food items, children’s games, rental of tents, etc. Please put any donation amount in an enve-lope, mark it “Parish Palooza” and drop it in the weekly collec-tion basket during Mass. All are welcome to donate NEW items that would be suitable for the silent auction. For example – last year Parish members donated sports memorabilia, beauti-ful ceramic pieces, holiday wreaths, quilts, fishing trips, etc. Donors will be recognized in our parish bulletin and if a business donation, also at the event where your business card will be displayed with items donated. A list of donors will also be included on our website. Contact Linda Shirk at 228 547 7921 or [email protected] if you have a question or please drop off your item at the Parish office. Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 18th from 11am – 4pm. Bring your portable chairs and plan for a after-noon of fun! Remember all proceeds benefit our Support for Youth Ministry.
MINISTRY FAIR OUR CHURCH, OUR RESPONSIBILITY Thank you to all who participated in the Ministry Fair. We appreciate our many dedicated ministers who are involved
throughout the parish. If you were not able to attend, please look for the bulletin insert next weekend and sign up to volunteer your
time. Thank you!
THE NEW WEBSITE Please take a moment to review our new website created by our new webmaster, Charles Fallo. It’s at www.SaintThomasLB.org. That’s the same web address we had before. We ask ministries and groups to help make sure that our website is up to date and informative.
LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES
St. John….Mon, March 23rd, 6pm St. James….Wed, March 25th, 7pm
ST. THOMAS….WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 7PM
WOMEN’S CURSILLO #255 APRIL 9-12, 2015
Cursillo (pronounced kur-SEE-yo) is a Spanish word meaning "shortcourse". Cursillo opens us up to a deeper
relationship with Christ and presents a method of Christian living so we can make a difference for Christ in the world around us. For more information, please contact the Par-
ish Office at 863-1610.
Everything you need for your EASTER Festivities Our Support for Youth Gift Cards Scrip Gift Card Program These gift cards make thoughtful, easy gifts for teachers, coworkers, babysitters, and all the other special people in your life. Just the right size to tuck in a special Easter Basket for a favorite person or you can use them to purchase a seasonal Spring Easter outfit. Some of the local apparel retailers we sell gift cards for include: Marshall’s, Belk, Dillard's, Sears and Target. Stop by the sales table in the East foyer after all Masses or by the parish office during normal office hours. Sales will not be available East-er Sunday but will resume the following weekend. Thanks for your continued support!
DOOR LOCKING For security reasons, the doors from the back parking lot (northeast entrance doors) of the church will be opened during the day to allow people to enter the church for prayer. All other doors will be kept locked. There is a door bell at the parish office entrance from the back parking lot. Please ring the bell located on the wall on the east side of the double doors and be patient to give the receptionist time to come from her desk to the doors to let you in. The doors from the church through the hallway to the parish office will also be locked. Please understand that we are doing this for the safety of the em-ployees—not to keep anyone out who has genuine church business. —–—--Fr. Cuddy, Fr. Dominic & Fr. Pat
MARCH 22, 2015——FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Mar 23-Mar 26….5th grade leads Prayer & Pledge Tues, Mar 24….Bank
Tues, Mar 24….Lenten Penance Service Wed, Mar 25….Dr. Seuss Shir t approved
Wed, Mar 25….repor t cards Wed, Mar 25….Science Fair due
Thurs, Mar 26….Science Fair judged Thurs, Mar 26….6:30pm, PTO meet Fri, Mar 27….2nd grade leads Mass
Fri, Mar 27….registration due (fee goes up after today)
For more information on membership or any questions, contact Jim Delinski, Grand Knight at 863-6643.
CATHOLIC SCHOOL TUITION Applications for tuition assistance are available at the parish office for families who have children in Grade K-12 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary School, St. Stanislaus, Our Lady Academy, and St. Patrick High School. To be eligible, a parish registered family must be attending church here at St. Thomas and supporting the church through the electronic method of making regular contributions or the church support envelopes. St. Vincent families may apply through FACTS (see the school of-fice); a paper application may be obtained from the parish office. Deadline is April 30, 2015.
Jesus’ Passion The Story of Redemptive Suffering
Bible Study for Lent Wednesday, March 18th, Lesson 4 (last):
Via Dolorosa: The Way of Sorrows Read Lk 23:26-32; Mk 15:21-22; Mt 5:43-46; Jn 10:14-18 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love
your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” —Matthew 5:43–44
Contact David Gauthier at 864-5350
CATHOLIC SCHOOL TUITION LOWERED Yes, there is a way to lower the rate of tuition for a family who wishes to enroll their children in Grades K-12 at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary School, St. Patrick High School and Our Lady Academy. There is a form available at the school office for families to apply for parish subsidy. The completed form should be turned in to the parish office for processing. Eligibility for parish subsidy—the lower rate of tuition—is based on the family being registered members of the parish, attending Mass here at St. Thomas regular-ly, and making regular contributions to the financial sup-port of the parish by using the church support envelopes mailed to your home or the electronic method of contrib-uting (if you want to sign up for the electronic method, please call the parish office). We are well aware that tuition in Catholic schools is expensive—we believe it is well worth the sac-rifices made by the families who choose to have their children educated in the Catholic school system.
SPRING CLEAN-UP is scheduled for next Saturday, March 28th, beginning at 7am. Volunteers, please bring shovels, gloves, rakes and any other garden-
ing supplies. Thank you for your help in beautifying the grounds for Easter. Everyone
is welcome.
The Gulf Coast Messiah Chorus (GCMC) an-nounces their Spring, 2015 season with matinee
concerts March 29th and April 12th.
Sunday Afternoon, March 29th, 3:00 p.m. Crossroads Church of the Nazarene
6150 Firestone St., Ocean Springs, MS AND
Sunday Afternoon, April 12th, 3:00 p.m. St. Augustine Seminary Chapel
199 Seminary Dr., Bay St. Louis, MS These concerts are free and open to the public! The Gulf Coast Messiah Chorus is honored to be sup-ported in part by The Bacot-McCarty Foundation and The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Col-
lege. For more details please contact Ed Cake at 228 324
During our Life Nights for 9th – 12th graders, teens will participate in goofy, fun games or skits relating to the weekly theme, listen to powerful sharings by adult leaders, share in small groups and leave with a weekly challenge. We meet in the youth room upstairs right after the 6 p.m. Life Teen Mass and end with a meal in the community center. March 22nd – “Entombed” – The goal of this night is to help the teens understand what happened when Jesus died. This night will explain the events of Holy Saturday and Jesus’ death on the cross, as well as addressing the prom-ise of eternal life. March 29th – Live Stations of the Cross – We invite all of our parish to join our high school and middle school students as we present the Living Stations of the Cross. During our Edge nights for 6th – 8th graders, teens will participate in goofy, fun games or skits relating to the weekly theme, listen to powerful sharings by adult leaders, share in small groups and leave with a weekly challenge. We meet on the balcony upstairs right after the 6 p.m. Life Teen Mass and end with a meal in the community center. March 22nd – "Turn the Other Cheek" -An issue night on forgiveness. The teens will explore forgiveness through the example left by Jesus. March 29th – Live Stations of the Cross – We invite all of our parish to join our high school and middle school students as we present the Living Stations of the Cross. Ray Lacy, 863-1610, [email protected]
SCHOOL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PreK-5th (RCIC) Grade: Sundays, 10:10–11:20am Mar 22………..NO SRE Class (Pastor Installation) Mar 29………..NO SRE Class – Palm Sunday Apr 5…..…….. NO SRE Class – Easter Sunday Apr 12….…….. SRE Class ***April 18..… Par ish Spr ing Festival 11:00am- 4:00pm in pavilion Apr 19………... SRE Class ***April 25……First Holy Communion Day of Prayer/Rehearsal 9:30am-2:00pm April 26………..SRE Class 6th-12th (RCIT) Grade: Wednesdays, 7:00–8:15pm Mar 25………..SRE Class/8th Special Conf Prep Class “Gift of Faith and Challenges” Apr 1…………..NO SRE Class – Holy Week Apr 8….…..…. NO SRE Class – Easter Holidays Apr 15……….. SRE Class ***April 18…Parish Spr ing Festival 11:00am-4:00pm in pavilion Apr 22……….. SRE Class/“Night of Adoration, Praise, and Worship” for 11th Grade Confirmation Candidates, Par ents, and Sponsors Apr 29……….. SRE Class
REGISTRATION FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
(Catholic Kidz Camp) will continue during Sunday SRE in the SRE building until May 1st. “Around the Word in Five Days: Living the Virtues of Faith, Hope, and Love with the Saints”…for Pre K thru 6th grade. Our VBS
week will be from Monday-Friday, June 1-5…8:00 am to 12:30 pm. Children who are registered after May 1st will NOT have a T-shirt, since we need to place our order in
early. Let Sr. Cecilia know ASAP if you are interested in helping with VBS this summer!
SisterCecilia @cableone.net.
SACRAMENT OF FIRST EUCHARIST/HOLY COMMUNION:
April 25 (Saturday): Day of Prayer/rehearsal (9:30am- 2:00pm)
May 2 (Saturday): First Holy Communion Mass at 10:00am
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
(11TH GRADE): March 25 (Wednesday): 7th "Special Confirmation Class"
from 7:00-8:15pm April 22: “Night of Adoration and Praise” from 7:00-
8:15pm May 5 (Tuesday): Confirmation rehearsal at 7:00pm
May 6 (Wednesday): Confirmation Mass at 6:30pm
The next “Special Confirmation Prep Class” for our 11th graders will be on Wednesday, March 25th, from 7:00 – 8:15pm in the Religious Education Building. The topic will be on “The Gift of Faith and Challenges Facing our Teens”
and will be presented by Rev. Dominic Pham.
INTERCESSIONS FOR THE YEAR OF CONSE-CRATED LIFE We pray for those who are conse-crated to God by the vows of chas-tity, poverty and obedience. May they always reveal the love of
Christ to those they encounter and continue to enrich our world by their dedicated lives of prayer. Lord hear us...
MARCH 22, 2015——FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
MASS INTENTIONS Mon, 3/23 12noon +Geraldine Cyr Tues, 3/24 8:30am +Emmitt Niolet Tues, 3/24 12noon Ministry Fair Volunteers Wed, 3/25 8:30am +Zachery Whitfield Wed, 3/25 12noon +Jacob Fallo Thurs, 3/26 8:30am +Julee Clemens +Jim O’Connell Thurs, 3/26 12noon Parish Palooza Volunteers Fri, 3/27 6:30am David Schnebelen Fri, 3/27 12noon +Marge Taylor Sat, 3/28 5:00pm Claire Morrison +Kenny Wittmann +Charles Sykes +A.D. Taylor Sun, 3/29 7:30am +Raemi Marie Gundlach 9:00am St. Thomas Parish Family 11:30am Christians Around the World 6:00pm Pope Francis
PETITIONS OF PRAYER Al Busche, Alice Carrubba, Audrey Pierson, Becky Rutledge, Bernard Smoot, Bobbie Bourdin, Bobby Ladner, Brent Fairley, Chris Labat, Colin, Debra McKenna, Debra Muesall, Deloris McQueen, Dianne Calmes, Don Walker, Donna Near, Frances Carrubba LeBlanc, Frank “Eddie” Simmons, Frederick Joseph Welch, Gary Lacy, Geraldine Hammons, Ginger Worth, Gloria White, Gregory Herman, Haylee McCaffrey, Jacquelyn Mary Shoultz, James Bynes, James Loftus, Je’Nell Blocher, Jerry Ray West, John Logreco, Johnny Mattini, Joyce Stinziano, Judith Matsuba, Kathleen Near, Kendall Erkhardt, Kristen Ariatti, Lance Dupuis, Linda Bass, Lisa Crouse, Lois Claire Curtis, Lois Lad-ner Weems, Loyce Barcelona, Luke Joseph Bass, Mar-garet Roberts, Marie Ladnier, Marilyn Ladner, Mary Edwards, Mary White, May Adams, Michael Gruich, Mike Mullins, Mildrid Bougere, Milliard Carter, Nadine Asher, Nicole Olson, Olivia West Nesbitt, Pierce Keller, Ray Roberts, Ricky Bouvier, Roberta Varvel, Rory Pearce, Ruth Wilson, Sammie Hodges, Sara Gust, Sha-ron Sarris White, Susan Fayard Fulton, Thelma Smoot, Theresa Borzik, Thomas Smoot, Vadis Perkins, Valerie Leblanc, Yvonne Ladner and all others in our parish and community in need of healing, physical or spiritual.
RECURRING AROUND THE PARISH… Lighthouse Catholic Media Stand…East foyer St Vincent de Paul Society….9:30am-12:30pm,
Mon & Thurs, open to help Adoration in the Chapel….8:00am-7:00pm, Fridays Youth Gift Cards (Scrip) sales…after all Masses &
during office hours, 9am-4:30pm weekdays Knights of Columbus, Council #4898….6:30pm,
every first & third Thursday of the month St. Joseph’s Helping Hands….Work day is every fir st Saturday of the month; meeting is every fourth Thursday
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